Zhao Xing
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| Zhào Xīng 趙興 | |||||||||
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| King of Nam Việt | |||||||||
| Reign | 115 BC – 112 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Zhao Yingqi | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhao Jiande | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Triệu Dynasty | ||||||||
Zhao Xing (Chinese: 趙興, pinyin: Zhào Xīng, Cantonese: Zīu6 Hing1, Vietnamese: Triệu Hưng, ? – 112 BC), was the forth ruler of the kingdom of Nanyue (Vietnamese: Nam Việt). His rule began in 115 BC and ended with his death in 112 BC. In Vietnamese history, he is considered a king of Vietnam.
Zhao Xing was the second son of King Zhao Yingqi, and his mother was a Han Chinese woman called Jiushi (樛氏). In 135 BC, Zhao Yingqi was sent to Han court by King Zhao Mo of Nanyue, to serve as Emperor Wu's guard (宿衛, Sù wèi). Before leaving for Chang'an, Zhao Yingqi had married a Yue woman and had his eldest son Zhao Jiande. While in Chang'an, he got married with Jiushi, and had his second son Zhao Xing.
After Zhao Yingqi assumed the Nanyue throne, he appointed Zhao Xing as Crown Price instead of his eldest son Zhao Jiande, despiting the Primogeniture custom. When Zhao Yingqi died, Zhao Xing successfully succeeded his father as king, and his mother Jiushi became Queen Dowager.
In 113 BC, Emperor Wu of Han sent Anguo Shaoji (安國少季) to Nanyue summon Zhao Xing and Queen Dowager Jiu to Chang'an for an audience with the Emperor. The Queen Dowager was regarded as a foreigner by Nanyue people, and it was widely rumored that the Queen Dowager had an illicit relationship with Anguo Shaoji before she married Zhao Yingqi.
The prime minister Lữ Gia (呂嘉) held the military power at that time, and Lü Jia's fame was overshadowing the Queen Dowager. According to Shiji and Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Lü Jia was chief of a Lạc Việt tribe, and over 70 of his kinsmen serverd as officials in various parts of Nanyue government. Fearful of losing her position of authority, Queen Dowager decided to fully submit to Han Dynasty, and came into great conflict with Lü Jia and other ministers. After reached news of the situation in 112 BC, Emperor Wu dispatched Han Qianqiu (韓千秋) with 2000 soldiers to arrest Lü Jia. During this time. Lü Jia conducted a coup d'état, killing Zhao Xing, Queen Dowager Jiu and all the Han emissaries in the capital. After the coup d'état, Lu Jia crowned Prince Zhao Jiande as new king, and declared war on the Han Dynasty.
The Temple name of Zhao Xing was not mentioned in both Shiji and Hanshu. But according to Vietnamese historical text Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Zhao Xing's Posthumous name was Ai Vương (哀王, pinyin: Āi Wáng).